Big Blue Turtle Expands - Leans Towards Going Greener

Big Blue Turtle, our parent company is looking to go greener. That's right they want to be eco-friendly. The once major player in the affiliate marketing industry hopes to now set their sites on the green industry by offering an exclusive advertising partnership with some of the top green companies in the country and around the world. Based on the foundation Maplewood was created, Big Blue Turtle looks to host a mortgage arm, affiliate marketing arm and financial analysis firm all under the green umbrella. How are they going to do this? They will focus on the newer, cleaner and greener approach to partnerships, building materials, home builders, small-cap companies, and green affiliations where clients in these and other similar categories can advertise their green products.

Big Blue Turtle has also announced a new website geared at mortgage lending, where specialty services are provided to borrowers with below-average credit scores. BBT will place borrowers who are interested in purchasing, refinancing, or cash out equity from their homes.

The New Site: http://www.bigblueturtle.com
The Mortgage Site: http://www.bigblueturtle.com/mortgage.html

Sunny California...Black clouds in the forecast !!!

Tomorrow Wall Street is staring down at what could be the 5th or 6th largest IPO ever in the history of the markets. We're talking Blackstone, the private equity king-pin is offering up what some are calling "non-influential" shares on the open market, which means shareholders wont exactly have a say as to what happens in terms of day-to-day ops, management decisions, or as well all know equity acquisitions. Who Cares what the shareholders say in this case...let the company continue its buying spree. The IPO is certainly set to open the eyes of the individual investors looking to score in terms of the private equity boom we've seen in recent months. What does the team at Maplewood have to say about all of this? Its Simple. The Blackstone IPO will be followed by KKR, and most likely a player similar to that of Lightstones standards, simply because shares rise based on demand, if there is a limited quality of supply there then becomes an increase in demand. We're rating this a BUY right out of the gate. These black clouds aren't carrying rain folks, they are carrying the almighty, all-american Dollar. People wake up, stop debating over this senator or that senator and just BUY the stock on sheer will. Please consult your investment advisor before making any moves regarding this stock. Do not base your decision solely on our discussions on our board.

Racepoint Group CEO Marijean Lauzier Interviews with Maplewood Research

Maplewood Research announces an exclusive interview with the CEO of Racepoint Group, Marijean Lauzier. The interview can be found on our website and we will post the direct link at the bottom of the post. Racepoint Group is one of the leading public relations firms in the country and today, Marijean Lauzier discussed recent progress, Racepoint Mobile and continued growth with our Chief Analyst Matt Schilling. "For more than two decades Marijean has provided strategic marketing and public relations counsel to the world’s leading technology, health and science companies. A successful entrepreneur and chief executive, Marijean has founded, sold, integrated and built over $500 million in public relations agency revenues since 1990. Her client experiences include work with Microsoft, General Motors, Genzyme, Cook Medical, Hewlett-Packard, Ernst & Young, Hitachi, IBM and and Siemens. Prior to founding Racepoint, Marijean was President and COO of Weber Shandwick, the world’s largest global public relations firm with more than 3,000 employees in 60 offices in 35 countries. She joined the Weber organization in 1998 as CEO of The Weber Group; the firm grew from $20 million to over $400 million in four years. Marijean has been recognized as among the “The 50 Most Powerful Women in PR” by industry leaders, has been a guest speaker at forums including, Fortune Magazine’s “Summit on The Most Powerful Women in Business” and a range of venture capital conferences and business forums".

• Maplewood Research: http://www.maplewoodresearch.com
• Racepoint Group Interview: http://www.maplewoodresearch.com/racepoint.html

Putting The Yang Back into The Yahoo! Yin & Yang

Yahoo!, who many think are the pioneers of the Search Engine world are once again restructuring management, this comes after Terry Semel steps down and chirping of a takeover whispers throughout Wall Street. This is the second time Yahoo has made such a move in 6 months and the move is backed by two factors. The first reason is simply the flat performance in the company and its stock since Google, who happens to be the main competitor went public. The second reason is that Terry Semel thinks his role was more of a head coach than a player on the field. On the upside of this turnaround play, Jerry Yang once again steps up to the plate at Yahoo! and looks to move things further and faster in the coming months. The other move at Yahoo! Struck most as just an obvious announcement and that was the naming of Sue Decker the #2. She was long believed to be named CEO, but as most would have it Jerry wanted to put the Yang back into Yahoo’s Yin-Yang.

A Crazy Game Of Poker...[aka Our Promise To You]

We at Maplewood Research understand that the small cap game isn't for everyone, especially those on a fixed or steady income. For those of you who are in that game, who feel the need to invest or play the markets, you should just pool money together and invest in a no-load mutual fund or a high yield closed end fund. The small-cap game is filled with people who are in "a pump and dump" game, the "short-seller even shorter cover" game, the "naked put" game, and the "I’ll bet my house on this stock, you should too" game. We are going to provide in-depth coverage of companies and from time to time feature them in our blogs. We aren't going to spam users, or send out press releases that misguide investors in any way. We are committed to service, and the services we provide our investment community. We write research reports, we write blogs, we write reviews, and spotlight emerging companies. We aren't going to claim we always pick winners, because no one is that right all the time. We aren't going to say something is HOT, just because we think so. Finally we are never going to guarantee a client, investor, vendor, reader, or visitor results at any point, at any given moment, on any given company. People who promise you the world and deliver nothing but "an I OWE YOU, or another great time to buy" are lying straight to your face. We respect the monthly traffic we get from visitors, we respect the emails both good and bad, we respect our client’s integrity and most of all we respect ourselves. We are here to stay, and we are always going to look out for the little guy.

Maplewood Research is Crazy About Crocs...

So we're new in this game called "blogging", but we aren't new in the game we know very well, that being the game of Wall Street. We know a winner when we see it, and Crocs is certainly a winner. The company has a P/E of 22 and a closing price of $45.58 (06/15/07) and we think we'll see a price of $57 by the end of August. The stock is on a great run and even with speculation of a buy-out earlier in the week, there is no way we will see anything less then $70 a share, if that is the case in the coming months. The stock is a winner in our book for three reasons. The management team is beyond excellent, great signs of a positive blue chip. The second reason is that continued sales and a short supply are increasing the demand factor of the shoe everyone wants. Heck, even the President is sporting a black pair of these puppies. Finally quarter over quarter and year over year earnings estimates continue to grow in the 20%+ category and there is no slowdown in sight. Don’t Worry Wall Street, the private boys are nowhere to be found when it comes to CROX, this one is going to be around for a while. Steve Irwin would have been proud.

• Crocs trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol CROX
• We do not own a corporate position in the company
• Our CEO does own an individual position in the company

Welcome To Maplewood Research

Hi, I'm Matt Schilling, the CEO of Maplewood Research and I would like to welcome you to our web based financial community here at http://www.maplewoodresearch.com/ . You will find this website to be informative and any information placed on our website is for research purposes only. Please do not consider our opinions as Investment Advice. We are not a financial advisor; we are simply a ways and means for insight on the companies we spotlight. We focus on the Small Cap arena, the guys who need exposure. The guys who have the next big thing,and the guys who want you to know about the next big thing. We remind you that some companies that are featured may be very risky investments, so please do all of your homework before you move forward. The speculation may be greater than the rewards at risks end, so please consult your advisor before making any investments in these companies.

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